PWI recently revealed that the National Agency for Civil Aviation (ANAC) in Brazil has given certification approval to the PWI B200/250 window LED upgrade. The King Air B200/250 LED upgrade delivers the same light specifications and color temperature as fluorescents, but with a much longer life, providing 100,000 hours. The LED upgrade requires 50% less…
New D2 Air X10 GPS Aviator Smartwatch Announced by Garmin Garmin® International, Inc. recently announced the D2™ Air X10 – a GPS smartwatch with powerful aviation functionality and new features that lets pilots take calls and use their compatible smartphone’s voice assistant to send texts, ask questions and more. These connected capabilities join the robust…
From Multi-Engine Turboprop Communiqué ME-TP-0028 ATA 00-Cabin and Cockpit Noise Levels The typical cockpit and cabin noise levels for certain model King Airs is as follows: 350i The average cabin noise 81 dBA, average cockpit noise is 85.5 dBA at FL250 KIAS, 75% engine torque and 1500 propeller rpm. B200/B200GT Four blade propeller, average cockpit…
Garmin® International Inc. recently announced the addition of new features to the Garmin Pilot™ app for iPad® or iPhone® mobile devices. The new enhancements include expanded NOTAM display options for field condition (FICON) and fuel unavailable NOTAMs on the moving map, which can be also viewed on the redesigned Airport page. The updated Airport page offers…
On Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, I had the pleasure of trying out the ThrustSense Autothrottle system for the first time. IS&S is the abbreviation for Innovative Solutions and Support, the company that designed, tested and certified this system that adjusts power lever position to maintain a torque value or an airspeed value that the pilot…
T he Before Takeoff checklist includes a test of the overspeed governors. You know that switch on the sub-panel? When you hold it up, it sends a current to a test solenoid which opens a valve and dumps some of the oil going to the prop into a channel going to the engine case. The…
Hopefully third time’s the charm for this event and we will be able to hold the King Air Gathering that unfortunately had to be rescheduled twice due to health concerns with COVID. If you haven’t already registered, there is still time to do so. The King Air Gathering (KAG) is being held May 12-15 at…
Amidst a vibrant mergers and acquisitions landscape, many clients have approached Aviation Tax Consultants (ATC) in recent months to discuss aircraft tax planning strategies relating to the sale of their companies. Whether the aircraft is part of the current business going through a sale, or a business aircraft purchase is contemplated after the sale of…
Seeking a smoother ride, we had descended out of our lofty cruising altitude before crossing the northern border of Arkansas. To increase arrival options, I’d canceled our instrument flight plan in favor of VFR flexibility. The first smooth altitude we found was relatively low. Thus, 10 miles northeast of Hot Springs, Arkansas, the airport was…
From flying and managing one Beechcraft King Air in 2005 to directing a fleet of 23 aircraft and the operations of the flourishing Hawthorne (California) Municipal Airport, Levi Stockton is skillfully navigating his career and the growth of a company he convinced four real estate investors to support when he was 23 years old. The…